Abstract: An assembly for joining pieces of furniture together into a finished furniture unit. Each assembly has a pair of plates, each of which is formed with face and butt elements. Openings are formed through each face for receiving fasteners which join the plates to horizontal rails or other furniture pieces. Other openings are formed through each butt for receiving fasteners which join the butt to vertical pieces such as furniture legs. The openings in the butts are positioned in spaced-apart relationship so that the fasteners are enabled to extend through the leg piece without interference.

Abstract: An improved alkyd resin manufacturing process in which the alkyd resin is prepared by esterifying a polybasic acid and a polyhydric alcohol under reaction temperature conditions and water from the esterification is removed from the process; in the event gelation of the alkyd resin occurs in the process, the improvement that is used is the addition of sufficient water or steam while the alkyd resin is maintained at about reaction temperature conditions to reverse the gelation of the alkyd resin to form a gel-free liquid composition of the alkyd resin. Also, water or steam can be used in an alkyd resin manufacturing process to prevent or retard gelation of the resin.Alkyd resins are widely used in paints and varnishes which are used for finish for wood, metal, polymer reinforced fiberglass and the like.